Reed-organ



(No Model.) I Q I E. S. VOTEY & J. OOURVILLE.

REED ORGAN. No. 374,722. Patented Dec. 13, 1887..

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWIN S. VOTEY AND JOSEPH GOURVILLE, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

REED-ORGAN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 374,722, dated December 13, 1887.

Application filed July 5, 1887. Serial No. 243,427. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, EDWIN S. VOTEY and J OSEPH COURVILLE, of Detroit, county of \Vayne, State of Michigan, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Reed-Organs;

and we declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

Our invention has for its object a novel construction of a key-block and the method of securing the same in a reed-organ; and it consists, essentially, of the devices and appliances more fully hereinafter specified,and more particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure l is a plan view of aportion of a reed-organ illustrating our invention. Fig. 2 isa vertical cross-section with parts in elevation; and Fig. 3 is a view of our key-block in perspective.

We carry out our invention as follows:

A represents a key board; B, the organcase; 0, akey-slip, preferably of the construction embodied in United States Letters Patent No. 318,505, granted August 31, 1886, to Edwin SQVotey, fastening at its ends in the organ-frame, the slip being provided with a spring-catch, c, at the end for this purpose.

D is the key'frame; E, a cross bar or molding at the rear of the keys and key-blocks. The keyslip may be provided with an upper molding, c, to receive the fall-board.

F represents our improved key-block.

Heretofore it has been customary to permanently secure the key-block in place by ascrew passed through a perforation in the rear end of the key-block, so that to remove the block it has been ,necessary first to remove the screw. Such a fixed engagement has generally been required, especially because it has been customary to secure the key-slip by screwing the same upon the key-block. Where this was done, it was of course requisite to firmly and immovably secure the key-block in place, else the key-slip would have no firm location. \Ve find it desirable,however,to rcmovably secure said block in place,and such engagement fully answers everypurposeinconnectionwithakeyslip which fastens at the ends into the organcase, as in the patent referred to, as then its firm location is independent of thekey-block. Accordingly we provide our key-block with a a vertical orifice, f, communicating through the rear edge of the block, as shown in Fig. 3. A post or screw, G, has a permanent engagement upon the key-frame. In this manner the k ey-block may be readily located in position by projecting the rear end under the molding E, the screw G entering the open orificef of the block. Its removal is as readily effected. The rear lower edge of the block may be beveled off, as shown at f, if desired, to free any portion ofthe organ'action. We prefer, also, to provide the key-block with a bead or shoulder,f, perforated atf to engage upon a pin, G, upon the key-frame. As the key-frame is usually out of a horizontal position,the shoulderf may extend under thek-ey-block to raise ittoalevelposition. Apullforward-willreadily remove the block whenever the key-slip is removed. The block is preferably grooved, as shown atf*, to receive the upper inner edge of the key-slip and present a neat finish.

What we claim is 1. The combination, with an organ-case, of a removable key-block and a removable keyslip provided with fastenings to engage the organ-case, substantially as described.

2. The combination,with an organ provided with a permanent post to engage a key-block, of a key-block constructed with an open orifice at its rear end to receive said post, substantially as described. 1

3. The con1bination,with an or an provided with a key-frame, of permanent posts or pins G and G,engaged therewith, and a removable key-block provided with an open orifice, f, and shoulder f constructed to receive said posts or pins G G, respectively, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof we sign this specification in the presence of two witnesses.

EDWIN S. VOTEY. JOSEPH GOURVILLE.

Witnesses:

N. S. WRIGHT, M. B. ODoerrER'rY. 

